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Pennsylvania
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6abc

Temple Health, partners to purchase Chestnut Hill Hospital from Tower Health

Temple Health will manage the facility which will be named Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital following the acquisition.

4 years ago

Dots which show the monkeypox virus cells are orange in a sea of green cells that are infected with the virus.
NPR
Health Care
Infrastructure
Public Health

COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox

Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox.

4 years ago

People stand in front of a sign that reads Bebashi.
Philadelphia
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Are Philly’s monkeypox vaccines going mostly to white people? The Health Department won’t yet release data to confirm or deny the rumor

City officials say the sample size is too small to report demographics, but other places do it.

4 years ago

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NPR
Health Care
Higher Education
Public Health

How colleges are preparing for a new public health threat: monkeypox

The risk of contracting monkeypox is still low in the U.S., but colleges are already seeing cases.

4 years ago

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Delaware
Environment
Public Health

Delaware beach bacteria warnings lifted

Delaware environmental officials have lifted an advisory against spending a long time in the water in portions of Rehoboth, Dewey, and Bethany beaches.

4 years ago

An emergency declaration frees up resources to help fight the monkeypox outbreak. There are currently more than 6,600 cases in the U.S. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Government
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency

So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.

4 years ago

Rally-goers hold up signs at the rally in defense of abortion rights at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center on June 25, 2022. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Government
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly sends $500,000 in emergency funding to the Abortion Liberation Fund of PA

Even though abortion remains legal in Pennsylvania, the money is designed to support Philadelphians seeking access to an abortion.

4 years ago

Mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right.
National
Public Health

U.S. declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

The announcement free ups federal funding and resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps.

4 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill
Business
Employment
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Health care workers at 2 Crozer Health hospitals secure a new contract

More than 80 technical specialists at Delaware County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) and Taylor Hospital have come to an agreement with Crozer’s parent company.

4 years ago

This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. (NIAID via AP)
Radio Times
Medicine
Public Health

The monkeypox outbreak and Covid surge

Monkeypox cases in the U.S. tripled in July. We'll discuss the public health response, if it's enough and talk about the surge in Covid infections.

Air Date: August 3, 2022 10:00 am

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Multiple varieties of the Premier Protein shakes are among the products included in the Lyons Magnus voluntary recall. (Food and Drug Administration)
NPR
Food & Drink
Public Health

Lyons Magnus recalls 53 products including alternative milks and protein shakes

The products included in the recall range from milk alternatives to prepackaged coffees to protein shakes and other nutritional beverages.

4 years ago

A child and her mother wearing face masks as a preventive measure walk at Lake Eola Park.
Delaware
Public Health

Delaware ratchets up masking recommendations as COVID cases rise

All three Delaware counties are seeing high levels of community spread for COVID-19. Last week, the number of COVID-related hospitalizations jumped 22%.

4 years ago

Vials of monkeypox vaccine. (6abc)
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

As Philadelphia monkeypox outbreak grows, city unveils public tracking dashboard

As Philadelphia’s monkeypox outbreak continues to grow, the city is publishing the latest case counts and vaccine availability on a new online dashboard.

4 years ago

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Delaware
K-12
Kids
Mental Health

‘911 moment’: Biden’s health secretary hears stories of children’s mental health challenges at Delaware forum

More than 40% of children report struggles with persistent sadness and desperation. Doctors, patients, parents, and politicians urged more services.

4 years ago

Samples of monkeypox under the view of a microsope.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philadelphia suburbs confirm first cases of monkeypox

Delaware County has confirmed nine cases of monkeypox, Bucks County has six, Montgomery County has four, and Chester County has one as of Monday.

4 years ago

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